UK mergers and acquisitions activity totalled GBP23.5bn with 213 deals in Q1 2013, up 46.9 per cent compared to Q1 2012 (GBP16bn), but down 22.5 per cent in deal count (275 deals), according to MergerMarkets’ UK M&A Round-up for Q1 2013. The country witnessed a second consecutive quarterly increase, up
Private equity firm Graphite Capital has sold its majority shareholding in Optimum Care, a provider of homes and care to elderly residents, to Four Seasons Health Care, the UK’s largest independent elderly and specialist care provider, which is owned by Terra Firma. Optimum, which was created in June 2007,
AXA Private Equity, a European diversified private equity firm, has sold its majority stake in Aixam Mega to Polaris Industries, the US industrial group which specialises in powersports. Aixam Mega is a European company which produces on-road motorized quadricycles and light duty commercial vehicles. Founded in 1983, the company
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, a provider of employer-sponsored child care and early education, has acquired kidsunlimited, one of the UK’s largest providers of nursery care, for a cash consideration of GBP45m. The acquisition provides an exit for kidsunlimited’s private equity investor, LDC, which backed a secondary buyout of the business
Swander Pace Capital, a private equity firm specialising in investments in consumer products companies, has completed the acquisition of Caleel + Hayden Holdings, d.b.a gloProfessional. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. "Swander Pace’s reputation and track record with respected brands in the beauty and personal care
Media technology company Sticky has closed a USD3m funding round with European tech investors Conor and Northzone. Sticky claims that over 50 per cent of online impressions are never seen, while 30 per cent of those impressions that are considered “viewable” (in-screen) are also never seen. Sticky is designed
The first quarter of 2013 saw an aggregate USD9.7bn raised by six natural resources funds, the highest quarterly amount since the peak of USD16.6bn seen in Q2 2009. The significant USD9.7bn raised by private equity natural resources funds that closed in Q1 2013 already exceeds the aggregate amount of
Huron Capital Partners’ portfolio company, Ronnoco Coffee, has acquired International Blends, a distributor of coffee and other related products to convenience stores, restaurants and offices. The transaction brings Ronnoco and International Blends together and expands Ronnoco’s service area in its core markets. Scott Meader, chief executive of Ronnoco,
Affiliates and clients of KKR, including KKR Financial Holdings, in partnership with Colonie Pacific, have acquired Colonie Center. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Colonie is a 1.3 million square foot super-regional mall with over 113 stores that sit on 91 acres in Albany, New
Private equity firm Evolution Capital Partners, in partnership with management, has acquired AXIOM Sales Force Development. This partnership represents the third platform investment in Evolution’s second fund. AXIOM, based in Dallas, Texas, specialises in global sales coaching, sales methodology, integrated software solutions and implementation services. Its sales force
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